Smith finds his niche at wide receiver
by Dave Hutchinson/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday August 27, 2008, 9:32 PM
Finally, the Jets' Brad Smith looks like a wide receiver playing wide receiver instead of a quarterback playing wide receiver. Smith's metamorphosis hits you with the force of a Brett Favre pass.
Smith struggled for two seasons, sparking speculation that he was simply coach Eric Mangini's pet project and would never pan out. He played wide receiver, quarterback and special teams and wasn't, well, special at anything.
During practices, Smith would be exhausted, running routes and then changing in and out of his red quarterback jersey to run plays designed for him. He was also taxed mentally.
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